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And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. - Page 139
Princess at the close of his corrective poem, when "All Her falser self slipt from her like a robe, And left her woman, lovelier in her mood Than in her mould that other, when she came From barren deeps to conquer all with love. - Page 306
'And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died"; but this did not prevent - Page 22
sworn thyself an enemy to God and to all creatures? To this I answer thee, thou canst not marry; thou canst not serve two masters, God and thy prince. For wedlock is a chief institution ordained of God, and that thou hast promised to defy as we do all, and that - Page 113
the surface of which the idyllic play floats buoyantly, like a water-lily which starts and slides Upon the level in little puffs of wind, Tho - Page 331
the whirlings of a fearsomely voluptuous dance are seen: — These are the Venusberg's seductive spells that show themselves at dead of night to those whose breasts are fired by daring of the senses. Attracted by the tempting show, a shapely human form draws nigh; 'tis - Page 226
Oh, how doubly dear and above all honor is Mozart to me that it was not possible for him to invent music for 'Tito' like that of 'Don Giovanni,' for 'Cosi fan tutte' like that of 'Figaro'! How shamefully would it have desecrated music! - Page 66
To begin with, the orchestra leads before us the pilgrims' chant alone: — it draws near, then swells into a mighty outpour and passes, finally, away. Evenfall; last echo of the chant. As night breaks, magic sights and sounds appear, - Page 226
thereon, salvation won, this wave itself swells out the tidings of sublimest joy. Tis the carol of the Venusberg itself redeemed from curse of impiousness, this cry we hear amid the hymn of God. So wells and leaps each pulse of life in chorus of redemption, and both dissevered elements, both soul and senses, God and nature, unite in the atoning kiss of hallowed love. - Page 228
like, at times, to hear the Ancient's word, And have a care to be most civil: It's really kind of such a noble Lord So humanly to gossip with the Devil. - Page 137
A Book of Operas [Easyread Comfort Edition]by Krehbiel, Henry - Music - 2006 - 356 pagesA delightful book about the history of operas. Krehbiel uses musical excerpts to make his work morecharming and hypnotic. Mesmerizing! |
A Book of Operas [Easyread Large Edition]by Krehbiel, Henry - Music - 2006 - 500 pagesA delightful book about the history of operas. Krehbiel uses musical excerpts to make his work morecharming and hypnotic. Mesmerizing! |
A Book of Operasby Krehbiel, Henry Edward - Music - 2006 - 476 pagesOriginally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Garden City Publishing Co., 1917. |
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